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Is bird flu (or avian flu) the same thing as pandemic flu?

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Is bird flu (or avian flu) the same thing as pandemic flu?

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No. Pandemic flu is a global outbreak of human disease. It is caused by a new influenza virus that is unlike any previous flu, so people will not have any natural immunity to it. The lack of immunity means that a pandemic flu can pass readily from person to person, creating widespread illness. Currently, there is no pandemic flu circulating.